Pancake Blocks Mock Draft: Pick No. 18
Jimmy has the honors with the Texans
I was really hoping to have Williams or even Albert available here to improve the O-line. The Texans still may take a left-tackle here. I do not think the Texans will take a RB in the first round as there are more pressing needs on the defensive side of the ball. We need to improve our pass defense by either applying more pressure on the QB or possibly covering receivers (just a thought).
I'm not so sure about Merling or Campbell here, but Campbell interests me a lot more than Merling. Campbell teamed with super Mario would give us two 6'7" 290 lb ends. He's got the size, but the questions about his strength and lackluster second half of the '07 season push me in favor of drafting a CB.
Cornerback is definitely an area of need. Dunta Robinson might be back halfway through this season, but this is also the last season of his contract. After Robinson we have last year's fourth rounder Fred Bennet and newly signed Jacques Reeves. This may or may not be the worst pair of starting corners in the league, I don't know. But I do know, it's an area we need to improve. So I go with Mike Jenkins. BrandonFlowers sounds like a good corner, but we need the speed. Jenkins will be able to contribute immediately on defense as well as improve our special teams.
2008 Pancake Blocks Mock Draft
1. Miami Dolphins (Scott L.) - Chris Long
2. St. Louis Rams (Evan Silva) - Glenn Dorsey
3. Atlanta Falcons (Troy Hill) - Matt Ryan
4. Oakland Raiders (Stephen G.) - Jake Long
5. Kansas City Chiefs (Jeremy S.) - Darren McFadden
6. New York Jets (John B.) - Vernon Gholston
7. New England Patriots (Gregg R.) - Sedrick Ellis
8. Baltimore Ravens (Ryan F.) - Leodis McKelvin
9. Cincinnati Bengals (Jacob C.) - Ryan Clady
10. New Orleans Saints (Scott K.) - Keith Rivers
11. Buffalo Bills (James N.) - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
12. Denver Broncos (Taylor C.) - Chris Williams
13. Carolina Panthers (Matthew W.) - Derrick Harvey
14. Chicago Bears (Zone) - Branden Albert
15. Detroit Lions (Adam P.) - Rashard Mendenhall
16. Arizona Cardinals (Scott C.) - Aquib Talib
17. Minnesota Vikings (Tim L.) - Jeff Otah
18. Houston Texans (Jimmy) - Mike Jenkins
Comments
This draft should be what the team should pick, based on what you think they should pick, should you be a GM. So no wrong possiblities here.
Posted by: abruzzi | April 16, 2008 11:09 AM
I don't know how you think that they SHOULD pick Stewart. They have good RB depth. Reeve's shouldn't be a starting corner. Dunta Robinson is coming off of an injury and may not play, not to mention his contract issue. DB's and OL-men are much more important areas for the Texans.
Houston has always ran the ball at least marginally well with the likes of Ron Dayne (Ron Dayne!), Wali Lundy, Chris Taylor, and Darius Walker. We now have Gibbs, long known for concentrating on system backs and not high draft picks. Furthermore, we don't have a second round pick, which is more incentive to address the biggest weaknesses (not RB) with the first pick.
I love Stewart. I have the second pick in my dynasty league, and if he's taken by the Texans, I'd definitely draft him. But it does not make sense for the Texans to draft him. I wouldn't.
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